NEW JERSEY DAILY BRIEFING

A Lawyer Is Indicted

By TERRY PRISTIN

Published: January 11, 1997

NEWARK—
In order to close a 1990 real estate deal and collect his commission, prosecutors said, a Shrewsbury lawyer lied to a mortgage company to secure a loan for the man who was buying his client's house. The lawyer, Thomas Primavera, 47, told the Citicorp Mortgage Company that the buyer, Anthony Fasolino, was spending more money on the house in Middletown Township than he actually was. That persuaded Citicorp to increase its loan to Mr. Fasolino, prosecutors said.

Mr. Primavera was also accused of falsely telling Citicorp that Mr. Fasolino could afford to make a down payment on the house. Yesterday, a Federal grand jury indicted Mr. Primavera on conspiracy and bank fraud charges in helping to secure the $1.9 million mortgage.